This mod corrects glaring issues in the combat of the vanilla game. It started from personal frustration that certain weapon types were useless. In particular it modifies the defence skill values of sword infantry so that unit progression makes more sense. The starting point from this mod was the excellent Lands To Conquer Gold however it restored the vanilla unit statistics and building recruitment model.
Minor update: - Forlorn Hope are now armour piercing - Dis. Imperial Knights have morale 9
still being worked on?
dont understand how to install mod on non-steam version
I've always scratched my head at the low Dism. Imperial Knights morale but in the end figured they were supposed to be a counter to the Italian professional class heavy armoured infantry with similar morale (although they still suffered due to the appalling vanilla +3 defense skill for swords). The lower morale could also represent the historical relative lack of control the Holy Roman Emperor had over his vassals.
Then again, just bringing them up to par with chivalric knights like you did fixes a lot of balance issues, and makes the HRE's high era roster altogether more useful.
I Figured this was the appropriate place to comment on this particular change. Great mod, tbh the only way to play vanilla. I will try your latest version! ;)